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anigbrowl on Sept 25, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: FBI blasts Apple, Google for locking police out of...

Er...no. In the real world they don't always arrive with a SWAT team. Many warrants are served peacefully, and they have even been known to use locksmiths. I don't agree with stereotyping encryption users as if they were criminals, nor do I agree with stereotyping law enforcement as if they were shock troops.

NotAtWork on Sept 25, 2014 [–]

If I used a locksmith to get in to your house without your permission, it would be "breaking in" in colloquial language.

Your reply is overly pedantic, when taken in the best light.

anigbrowl on Sept 26, 2014 | [–]

'Many warrants are served peacefully...'

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